What is Joao Nascimento's specialty?

Joao Nascimento (NPI 1982616520) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Bridgeport, CT.

Where does Joao Nascimento practice?

Joao Nascimento practices in Bridgeport, CT, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1982616520.

How much does Medicare pay Joao Nascimento?

Joao Nascimento (NPI 1982616520) received approximately $500K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 66 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1982616520

Joao NascimentoMD

PRACTICERHEUMATOLOGY CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyBridgeport, CTI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

153

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,210

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$20K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 78 Rheumatology providers in CT — top quintile (cohort median 1,320).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$652

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone46 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate16 claims

Folic Acid13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$419

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$419

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$419

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joao Nascimento's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 10 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Llc Clinical Laboratory · Wallingford, CT	231	1,043
HARTFORD HEALTHCARE LABORATORIES	50	180
Sarena Kelly Nurse Practitioner · Bridgeport, CT	44	144
Paul Aiello Diagnostic Radiology · Bridgeport, CT	30	78
Lawrence Lo Diagnostic Radiology · Shelton, CT	14	26
NPI 1063410736	12	15
Eddy Castillo Gastroenterology · Fairfield, CT	11	13
American Medical Response Of Connecticut Incorporated Ambulance Service Provider · New Haven, CT	11	16
Stephen Breda Otolaryngology · Bridgeport, CT	11	25
Doron Amir Cardiology · Bridgeport, CT	11	21

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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